Happenings

Farmer’s Market

Our local farmers are still producing the best tasting fruits and vegetables you’ve ever put on your table!  Visit them every Thursday from 1 pm until 5 pm at the 4-H barn on Wilcox Street.

 

Live Music

The Cypress Grill presents live music every Friday and Saturday nights.

At the Magnolia Café, on Friday, July 18 – Late Evening; Friday, July 25 – Delta Drifters.

 

Thinking Green

Audubon State Historic Site is thinking green and hosting nature day.  On Saturday, July 19 from 10 am until 4 pm, guests are invited to enjoy a day full of environment friendly discussion.  From organic foods to energy sources, Audubon’s interpretive staff will showcase booths from area organizations discussing their green environmental practices.  Learn what is going on in our area to protect the environment and how you can help.  For more information, call 635-3739.

 

Toymaking and Games

Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site offers demonstrations of the “lost arts” of the 19^th century every third Saturday of each month.  On Saturday, July 19 from 11 am until 3 pm, the interpretive staff will feature the “lost art” of toymaking and games of the 19^th century.  For more information, call 635-3110.

 

Hummingbird Celebration

The Feliciana Nature Society presents its annual Hummingbird Celebration next weekend.  On Friday, July 25, the celebration begins with a reception at Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site.  Beginning at 6 pm, visitors can enjoy wine and cheese while strolling the gardens of Rosedown.  At 6:45 pm, Donna Dittman will present a program on the ornithology collection of the LSU Museum of Natural Science explaining the fascinating role this resource plays in the study and understanding of birds.  Admission to this Friday event is $10 per person.  On Saturday, July 26, beginning at 7 am and continuing until 3 pm, hummingbird biologists Linda Beall and Nancy Newfield will capture and band birds at two private gardens, giving visitors an opportunity to observe these tiny creatures up close as they are weighed and measured.  In addition, vendors will be on hand selling hummingbird plants, birding equipment, books and feeders.  Experts will also be on hand to share advice about gardening, binoculars and more.  There is a $5 fee that covers admission to both sites.  For more information, visit www.audubonbirdfest.com and click on FHC Event Schedule in the right hand corner.

 

Home Crafts

Audubon State Historic Site presents this two part program on Saturday, July 26.  From 10 am until noon, guests can participate in a session on basket making.  The afternoon session will be held from 2pm until 4 pm and will show how to make period bathing salts.  All materials needed for the programs will be provided.  For more information, call 635-3739.

 

What Alice Saw There

That’s the name of the newest production by the St. Francisville Transitory Theatre which will premiere July 30 and run through August 3, and then again from August 6 through August 9.  Performances begin at 7:30 pm in the newly refurbished West Feliciana High School auditorium.  Tickets are on sale now at www.sftheatre.net or by calling 225-245-4952, and are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.  And even though the auditorium is the largest space this group has used, seating is still limited so get your tickets early.  Hats off to this fine group of individuals who continue to provide our community with an awesome theatre experience!  Break a leg, guys!